Accident · 1999-11-07

NTSB case LAX00FA041 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1999-11-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (N602GC)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command initiated an evasive manuver during a near midair collission. The airplane entered a prestall buffet, which resulted in buckling of the elevator skins.

Source: NTSB case LAX00FA041

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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